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Local elections in Tunisia: Reorder of the political scene:


by emad ouf
Posted in Papers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions
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Nissaf BrahimTunisiaNissaf Brahmi The local elections in Tunisia, which began on April 29 for security and military personnel – which is a precedent in the country – and on 6th May 2018 for the general civilian voters is the first municipal elections since the 2011 revolution, and the first free and fair local elections in the country’s history. Despite a low turnout of 35.6 percent (compared to the 69 percent turnout in the 2014 legislative elections), the results of Tunisia’s May 6 municipal elections were positive overall. Women were elected to represent 47 percent of the municipal council seats, youth under 35 years old won 37.57…

Institutional Reform: Judiciary in Egypt- theoretical foundations and challenges


by emad ouf
Posted in Books and manuals, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions
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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenBy Youssef Ouf 1 This paper is a case study in the book titled Institutional reform in the Arab region (Media, Judiciary, and religious), which is published by AFA in 2016. The paper refers to the Theoretical foundations of the historical attempts to reform Egyptian Judiciary system, and protracted challenges. Ouf tackling the constitutional and law context of the judiciary system in Egypt by referring to the independence of the judiciary as an essential insurance for the check and balance of authorities. The paper presents the divisions of the judicial authority in Egypt,…

Synopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan)


by emad ouf
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Algeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenSynopsis of the book “Protest Movements in the Arab World” (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Bahrain, Algeria, Syria and Jordan) This book is a collaborative work written by: Tamer Kharma, Fares Ashti, Rabei Wahba, Lutfi Boumghar, Salama Kila, Mohammad Alagati, Abdelrahim Manar Alsolaimi, Nuran Sayed Ahmad, Amri Al Shobki, Heba Raouf Ezzat. And Edited by Amro Al Shobki. This book is about seven case studies from various Arab countries based on the protests that raged in the Arab world since 2011. The aim of the cases is trying to understand the historical, subjective, political, economic…

Needs and Demands of Civil society in the Arab region A Field Study (Jordan- Tunisia-Lebanon-Morocco)


by emad ouf
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Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,TunisiaMain Researcher: Mohamed El Agati Field Researcher in Lebanon: Mona Khneisser Field Researcher in Tunisia: Nissaf Brahim Field Researcher in Jordan: Ali Assaf Field Researcher in Morocco: Aziz Sakri Research Assistant: Mina Samir During the past years, multiple studies focused on the relation between civil society organizations in the Arab region with the late developments in the region and its effect on the movement that the region is witnessing from around 10 years. Some studies perceived civil society as a core partner in creating the movement in the region others focused on the interaction of…

Paper: The problematics of alternative economy in the Arab region


by أيمن عبد المعطي
Posted in Books and manuals, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions
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Maan DammagAlgeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenEconomic policies played a major role in the revolutions staged in 2011 in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and Syria as well as protests that took place in other countries in the region such as Bahrain and Morocco. However, Arab revolutions are still mainly attributed to the authoritarian nature of ruling regimes. With the collapse of socialism in the Eastern Bloc, chances at finding an alternative to the capitalist system dwindled. Even the 2008 financial crisis did not lead to serious attempts at replacing the economic system that triggered this crisis and most…

Book: Alternative Economy in the Arab region “Concepts and Issues”


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Ayman Abdel Moati ,Gennaro Gervasio ,Jana Nakhal ,Layla Al Riahi ,Marzouq Alnusf ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nourredine Bessadi ,Raja Kassab ,Salama KelaAlgeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenUnderlining the drawbacks of the capitalist system and looking into alternative economic solutions started with a number of initiatives that began in the 19th century. These included the Paris Commune in 1871 and before it farmers’ revolts against feudalism, the Russian Revolution in 1917, the revolutionary waves of the 1920s and 1930s, and the alternative economic models initiated by workers and professionals in the late 20th century and the early 21st century. All these…

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